davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-05-05

1t has been determined to increase
the number of Farmers Institutes i'm
this state to eighty. The result of
these farmers meetings last winter
was so satisfactory. it is deemed adj
visable to add to their number next
year. Besides, the legislature has in.
creased the appropriation for meeting
the expenses.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-05-05

Mrs. Fisher has 70 spring chickens.
She intends to supply some of the city
hungry mouths early.
Charley Flint and Charley Healy left
Monday morning for Michigan City,
Dakota.
school commenced in the Healy
district last Monday with Mr.. Stilwell
at the desk.
Sunday school for The season com.
meuced last Sunday. Louis Brown
was elected superintendent and Abbie
Flint secretary and treasurer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-05-05
First publication April a. iss7.I

TfirSt TluIlIHIIVu AIfII I4s Iccf-I
csTATE or WISCONSIN = County Court for
- Pierce county.
In the matter Of the estate Of Lars Olson, de.
ceased, intesiate. In probate.
Notice Is hereby given that at special term
Of tbe County Court 60 be held within and for
the county OF Pierce az the Office Of the County
Judge IN the village Of Ellsworth in sai,i county;
on the second Tuesday. being the 10Th day Of
Thereafter as the same can be heard, the follow.
ing matter viii be heard and considered.
The application OF John Olson for the appoint
meut al himself the said John Olson. Of the
town 81 NartelI in said county. as administrator
Of the estate Of lars Olson. late Of the town OF
Martell in said county. deceased intestate.
Dated April 18th, A. d 1887.
BY order 81 the Court,
5l-4w wv. HANCOCK County Judge.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-05-05

The New York court of appeals has
affirmed the decision of the lower
courts, that colOring oleomargarine to
make it resemble butter. is violation
of the statute prohibiting imitation
butter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-05-05

The aggregate of the appropriations
made by the last legislature was S9l7,-
69O-Ss6.7S0 less than the appropri-
ations made in 1885.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-05-05

The original proprietors of the town
of Superior propose to build large
hotel as starter for the boom that is
expected in the near future,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-05-05
moo rs .s.t.Es SHOES.

"VADSWORTH y WEIGER,
w River Fails, Wis
Manufacturers Of ami Dealers IN
Boots, Shoes. Gloves, AlIitens, Hosiery,
and everything usually kept ia tirst-ciaSS
Boot and Shoe store. Custom work "A
specially. Repairing promptly and neatly
done. Shop on Mann II, firsi door south
OF Gamer n Bakery.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-05-05
EoREST HOUSE.
W'EER n.

7 P. PETERSON < son,
els Watchmakers and Jewellers,
River Falls, Wis.
Dealers in fine Jewelry, Watches, Clocks
and Plated Ware. Sole agents for the
celebrated Rockford quiCk-tTain Watches.
All kinds Of repairing neatly executed,
and all work warranted.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-05-05
WAY FrsIght passes PRESCOTT at.
way Freight passes Prescott at.......-......8 81

Trains g. 4. s. 6 run daily; ! and . daily except
Sunday
Through tickets a. all points "a the United
States and Canada on sale VI Prescott.
Baggage checked through 10 destination.
Peerless Dining Cars ami Pullman Sleepers on
all through trains.
No change Of cars 10 Chicago, Peoria or st.
louis
For tickets, sleeping caraccommOcatiOns.lO local
time tables. and other information. apply 10
IL. B. MCCRAN. Agent.
Prescott. Wis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-05-05

{. r. MORSE, Publisher,
River Falls, Wis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-05-05
Railroad Timetables.

Cupon tickets % all the principal points in the
United States for sale
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16
FREE TRADE IN MINNESOTA.
LErom the Chicago Inter. oesanl


CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-The free trade ele-
ment in politics never weary IN direct
ing attention to the result of the MINNIE
sofa election of 1886, when three Demo
Gratis were chosen to Congress, and a
frantic and senseless endeavor is made
to strain point in favor of free trade
based on the result of that election.
The writer has lived in Minnesota for
thirty years, and has been a close OBJ
server and participant in politics in that
staunch Republican commonwealth, and
knows-as do all well-informed people
on the subject-that the defeat of the
Republican nominees for Congressman
in three districts was wholly and I'M
qualifiedly due to local causes; that the
tariff question did not enter the canvass
in any manner whatever. Wilson de-
feated Lovely in the First District be-
cause of his popularity as former Re-
publican Judge, and by a wholesale fall
styling of his competitors record. Ed
mund Rice was elected in the st. Paul
and Minneapolis district simply because
the parties are nearly evenly divided
there, and of the extreme popularity of
Mr.. Rice, who probably has not a per-
sonal enemy in the world. Judge Nc
Donald In the middle district was a
Judge, well liked, shrewd politician,
and known far better than B. Is. Her
bert, his opponent. Party lines were
broken in these three districts on per-
sonal grounds alone, and it can not be
truthfully said that the tariff was brought
forward on the stump as an issue.
The small majority of McGill over
"Doc." Ames is also held up as a
weighty argument that Minnesota is a
free trade state. This assertion is not
entitled to any respect whatever. Ames
made bar-room, still-hunt, while his
orators loudly proclaimed that McGill
was the tool of the Minneapolis wheat
ring, and that the farmers interest
would be to vote for Ames as against
the Fletcher-Washburn circle, the men,
ton of which is a bete-noir among the
grangers of that state. 1t is safe to say
that the tariff was not mentioned in the
gubernatorial contest in any shape. 1t
was a campaign based upon the false as
sertion that McGil's election would
lower the price of wheat, while with
Ames as chief executive the price of
all products would be higher, that and
nothing more. BlaIne's majority of
over 10000 ought to convince those who
point to Minnesota as a free trade state
of the faliacy of the assumption.
Minnesota will elect a solid Republi-
can delegation to Congress next fall, and
will drop into her old place with her
usual majority for the Republican can
didate for President. This assertion is
not contested in Minnesota by fair DEM
ocrats. MINNESOTA.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16
NOTICE FOR HEARING
- Of
Applications For Liquor License.

NOTICE is hereby given that there has beer
IN filed with the County Commissioners o.
the county of Blue Earth, State of Minnesota
applications for liquor licenses for the year
1853, commencing January LIST, 1888. and to ex
pire December 81, 1888, according to the stat
utes of 1878, chapter 16, in such case made anC
provided, and as amended in the general law
OF the state of Minnesota 1887, as follows, to
wit:
Louis Korth and Jacob Pfaff.
Location of their place OF business is in tht
village of Hilton, township Of Mcpherson
Blue Earth County and State of Minnesota
and
Fe dinand @. Darge and F. G. Malzahn.
Location of their place Of business ls in the
village of Good Thunder, township or Lyra
Blue Earth county and State of Minnesota.
The said applications will be heard by the
County Commissioners at the County Audit
or's office on the Bird day OF January, 1888, al
one o'clock p. m.
Any person may appear at the time and
place stated. and object to the granting o.
such license, and If il shall appear to the
County Commissioners empowered to grant
such license, that the applicant has knowing
ly violated any of the laws of this State regul
ating the liquor traffic, or of the county, with
10 the year proceeding such application, OF
any law relating to the sale OF intoxicating
LIQUORS to minors, habitual drunkards, or in.
temperate drinkers, after receiving notice
forbidding such sale, within hve years pre-
ceeding such application, such Board OF Coun.
ty Commissioners snail refuse to grant such
Mankato, December IS, 1887.
Chairman Board Of Co. Commissioners.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16

Our German students have re-organiz-
ed their literary society, der Eichen-
laub Verein." Last Saturday evening
they held their first meeting, and car
ried out an interesting program. Quite
q number Of American students we're
present, and listened to the exercises.
Monday morning President Soaring
gave the school very profitable, practi-
cal and interesting talk on temperance.
Out of twenty-five students who took
the final test in spelling one hundred
words last Friday, nine reached the re.
quired grade of SO per cent, Professor
]. I. McCleary says the spelling in the
school has never before been so good al
it Is this year.
The editors of the class literary pa
per deserve credit for their cool, free
and straightforward manner in HANDLING
questions of paramount and public inter.
est. Especially are their tariff views
wise. Nobody win question the sound
ness of the doctrine of reducing the tar
if on rubber to about one-half what it is
Their bold and fresh ideas concerning
toilet, habits and social life, commend
themselves favorably to every thinkinl
person.
Last Friday morning literary exercises
as follows: First, an essay on "Bacon O.
Shakespeare" by Miss Peterson; sec
ond, recitation by Miss Cassidy; anC
third, music by the choir.
The essayist this "Wednesday morn
ing was Miss Graves, who had chosen
for her subject George Eliot as Nov
elist." The writer said that George Ell
lot ranked very high as an analyzer Q
human motives; that the main trait @
her nature was tenderness; for her writ
ings are all full with pleadings for hu
manity.
/ Literary 7:30 next Friday evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16

The ReVielC takes another column this
week in rehashing its old arguments C?)
on the water question. To read it one
would be led to believe that Mr.. Wise is
the only person in the city who favors
enlarging and making perfect the water
works system, while the rest ofthe COM
munity were united in kicking against
it. The FREE Press Yields TO no one in
its advocacy for a complete water supply
system and its files will prove it to have
ever held such position. As to war
fare against Hubbard & Co. such as the
Rerie1T sees fit to conduct, we do not be-
lieye in, but rather would deal gener-
ously with firm which exhibits as fair
and liberal spirit as Hubbard 4 Co.
As to the issues made against that firm,
they were fully replied to in the inter
view published Friday, and the reitera-
ton of former assertions does not add to
their truth. The public will have to
Judge for itself who knows most about
what is going on at the big mill-Hub-
bard & Co. or the editor of the ReUiesD.
The statement that the supply pipe in
the river has been lowered more than
four feet since originally put in is also
denied by the ReUieV, but it abstains
from giving its authority for the denial.
Great stress is put upon the demand
that the city should control its own wat
er supply. We had supposed that was
what it is doing. Because the city gives
a contract for pumping to private firm
it does not follow that it surrenders all
control of the matter in so doing-at
least, it need not if there be sufficient
business ability in the council commit
tee making the contract. The Rerie1g
denies that it is influenced IN any way
by private dislike of Hubbard & Co., but
between the lines it is as plain as the
nose on a mans face that that is Just
what ais it. If instead of calling its
contemporaries "boodler organs" and
the like, the chronic kicker of the wan
ing Democratic mouth-piece would pre-
sent some facts TO sustain his awkward
attempt at impeaching the article in the
FREE Press on the present condition Of
the water system, the public would have
reasons to look with more charity upon
his remarks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16

THE General Manager of the Singer
Sewing Machine Company saws his
establishment is prepared for a re-
duction in the tariff, as it has already
a branch mandatory in Scotland. A
good machinist in Scotland, he says,
gets only seven dollors a week. Living
is not much cheaper there than in the
United States. Clothing and rents are
lower, but the breadstuffs and meats are
higher. The low wages in Scotland give
the Singer Company advantages in COM
peting with England, where the work
ing poole are discovering that free trade
is the cause of their poor pay, and are
organizing associations to protect them
selves. There are no more loyal people
than the English, no people proudeI
oftheir country, yet emigration to the
United States of English driven from
their homes by low wages has been very
heavy in the last two or three years. Are
the free-trade cranks to be permitted to
put the American people in a like condi'
tiOn2
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16

The convention OF Republican clubs
in New York city is turning out a big at.
fair. Up to noon Tuesday the number
of delegations who had sent notifications
of intention to be present reached l 200,
which is twice the number expected
when the idea was started. Thursday
evening public meeting of the dele
gates will be held at Cooper Union, al
which there will be speeches by promi.
nent delegates. A Western delegation
arrived, and are at the Hotel Bartholdi.
They are Senator William Window, Col.
Charles w. Johnson, +. A. Sumner, S.
L. russell, w. H. Eustis, Carman
Smith, from the Union League club oil
Minneapolis; and T. Z. Byrnes and f.
G. Hay, Of the Young Mems Republican
club of Minnesota Mr.. Summers is also
member of the newly organized Ma
tional Republican league of Washing
ton. To a reporter he said that it was
generally understood by the league that
the convention will be in perfect sympa.
thy with the object of the Washington
league, which is to form a national Re-
publican league based upon State leagues
and clubs. The Republicans of Mime.
sota are also in favor of this idea, and il
is the general expectation that this will
be one of the principal results of the
conventions work.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16

THERE seems to be nothing equal to 6
powerful real estate syndicate to move
the Cleveland Administration to full
activity and generous sympathy. 1t has
already become notorious that the Pres
ident's Commissioners of the District
are most obsequious servants of these
syndicates. As for the President and
his Secretary of the Navy, they have
their country houses among syndi'
Gates purchases, and the President has
long served and is now serving as the
bait with which customers are caught
And now comes the Secretary of Wal
with the practical tender of his services
to clear the Arlington reservation of col
ored residents to make way for a great
park and bridge scheme. The fact thai
public exposure compelled him to re-
scind his order does not conceal the in
tent, nor excuse the act, any more than
the precipItate revocation of the rebel
flag order cleansed his hands or his
heart in that matter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16

villainOus Attempt to Blow Up the "Free
Press" Establishment, and Sacrifice
Many Precious Lives.
situation for a Dynamite Expert
Now open.
rHIs IS No CHESTNUT.

THIS Is No CHESTNUT.
The dynamite bomb fever has struck
Mankato and ITS first development wasan
attempt made Thursday morning to blow
up the Odd Fellows Block, in which the
FREE PREss office is located. A yeritable
bomb filed with dynamite, and pro-
vided with the regulation fuse, was
found at an early hour living in one of
the entrances to the office. At first the
dangerous character of the death dealing
instrument was not suspected, and il
was allowed to lie undisturbed, but upon
closer examination the fact that it was
an internal machine was clearly demon
strated-so far as its looks went, The
police were telephoned, and notified to
send detachment of officers with re-
peatng rifles and take charge of the
anarchistic instrument.
WHAT 1T LOOKS LIKE.
The bomb is very simple affair, at
least from an exterior view. The inside
workings have not as vet been eXamin-
ed, but those eminent dynamite experts
O'Rossa and Most will be sent for TO
come and make diagnosis of the case.
Through the efforts of a spiritualistiC
medium it is also hoped to have the as
sistance of the late departed Lingg at
the post norton. The contrlvance is
simply a piece of galvanized lead pipe,
about eight inches in length, plugged
and soldered at either end, from one Of
which comes fuse about six inches
long. The fuse is saturated with ben
zine and tar, and is of course intended
to 60 off quickly. The affair weighs sew
eral pounds, and may be filed with nitro
glycerine, which is itself very heavy
compound. Filled with dynamite it:
explosion would be sufficient to teal
down the 1. o. o. F. building.
WHO is THE INTENDED VICTIM?
Much speculation is rife as to who il
the victim for which the internal affail
was intended. 1t is highly probable
that it was expected to cause the dealt
of one or two of the lawyers who have
their offices in the Odd Fellows block
= 1t is not to be supposed for momen
that any designs upon so great and i'm
portant public benefactor as the FIRE
PREss were included in the awful plot
: but it is certain that the attaches of tn
: office would have suffered had an explo
sion occurred. The discovery doubles
shows the existence of anarchism il
I Mankato, and the authorities owe it +
= the public to hunt the villains down.
UNDER OFFICIAL SURVEILLANCE.
The police force arrived upon th
scene about ten o'clock. 1t was som
time before the officers could be persuad
ed to fondle the machine, and decline,
r with profuse thanks the offer of tn
5 FREE PRESS folks to bequeath it to ther
: for framing as a momento of the reigno
: anarchy in Mankato. This noon, how
ever, Manager Merrill, of the Standar
Cement Co., agreed to carry the bomb
: to some unfrequented spot and make a
, investigation as to its capacity for mis-
} chief. AS the city has not at this writ
3 ing yet experienced anything resemblin
3 an earthquake shock, it probably follow
that the "bomb" is the harmless pro
duction of some practical joker.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16

The President and Mr.. Carlisle must
be aware of the fact that the present
congress will never pass bill embody-
ing the radical suggestions the message
makes. If any bill for tariff revision is
passed it will be temperate one In
which both Republicans and Democrats
will unite. A leading congressman said
on this matter yesterday: "lf the presi'
dent has ever thought that congress
would pass such tariff measure as he
advocates, he must have learned better
since the message has been read. Ran
dali is now as strong as ever; those pro-
lection Democrats who wavered and
would have accepted a compromise viii
not vote for the administration tariff
bill. think the president has miscal
culated in this respect, and that Carlisle
and the tariff reformers in the House
will yet offer compromise based or
the repeal of the tobacco tax"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16
A FARMERS WAREHOUSE.

We give the following as few reasons
why there should be Farmers Ware.
house in Mankato:
FIRST. In order to regulate the mark.
cts, or, in other words, when dealers GET
their heads together to combine to put
prices below fair margin then the
Farmers Warehouse can step in and
give the farmer fair price for his prod
uce.
SECOND. 1t will make the farmer feel
that he has an interest in the trade, and
therefore an interest in the place.
THIRD. 1t will assure HIM that he will
get just weights, grades, and dockage.
FOURTH. He can avail himself of all
the advantages of a rise and fall in the
head markets without running risk OF
being imposed upon by lying dealers.
FIFTH. And, greatest of all, he can
reap the advantages of the international
railroad law, in regulating the freight on
railroads, for which the farmers have la
bored 80 hard to obtain; and for which
the people of Mankato should feel CRATE
full after being Disseminated against for
years by almost, if not all, the roads that
she has paid so dearly for. We believe
that well-managed Farmers Ware
house would almost double the trade of
Mankato. 1t would with the advantage
of present rates of freight bring farmers
from far and near, that never have nor
never will come to Mankato to market.
Men will go where they can get the best
market for their produce, provided, al
ways, that they can be fairly dealt with.
Mankato has the mills to grind the
wheat, the roads to do the shipping, and
the enterprislng wholesale and retail
dealers to furnish all the goods that the
surrounding country needs. She has
the stone, brick, cement, and in fact all
or nearly all, the facilities for handling
al. merchandise to the very best adyan-
tage Of this whole Southern Minnesota,
and under such circumstances we should
suppose that the business men of the
place would, and believe will, encour-
age the farmers to build and maintain a
Farmers Warehouse.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16

SENATOR Cullom launched his bill for
a government interstate telegraphic SER
vice Yesterday. The main parts of the
bill are given in telegram in another
column. The plant is to be constructed
under the direction ofthe engineering OF
the army and, when completed, turned
over to bureau of the postoffice depart
ment. Prices are fixed in the bill, 81
10000 are appropriated for expenses Of
construction, and it is stipulated that al
employees Of the bureau shall be appoin'
ted under civil service rules. The bill
strives TO reduce to a minimum the
many and serious objections to the prin'
ciple of government control of the tele'
graph service.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16

Mr.. IVES, of NapoleOnic tinanciering
fame. was arrested Tuesday IN New
York on charge of stealing draft for
100000. There have been rumors
lately that Ives was going to come out
ahead of those who were seeking his
downfall, but this latest development
don't augur we'll for Henry 5.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16
First ms. Dec. 10; last Jan. s.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
y Earth-In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate OF John Muir
NOTICE Is hereby given to all persons hayinl
claims and demands against the estate o.
iohn Murtaugh late Of the county OF Blut
Earth, deceased, that the Judge OF the Probate
edi,,st claims and demands against said estate
~ bis Office in the city Of Mankato, In saiC
county. or, the 10Th day c July A. D. 1855 az ter
O'clock in the forenoortof that Gay, ano ina
Tyrtsad and allowed BY ed Probate Court fol
creators to present theil laims.
Dated December Is, ise .r,pmAunu
MARGAR1 baU kIAUth
Administrative of the 81 f OF JONI NUT
laugh. deceased.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16

THE new name of the Minnesota x
Northwestern road is the Chicago, Kan
sas City 4 st. Paul" Minneapolis first
made kick to have its name put in the
title, and now Duluth is asking for the
same favor. Chicago, Kansas City, st.
Paul. Minneapolis & Duluth would
make pretty lengthy concern.